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« on: January 27, 2012, 09:45:28 AM »
http://blueballfixed.ytmnd.com/
Clear the ad box for full screen.
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On in-center Dialysis since 10-19-09
Fistula in use since 3/1/10
I hate it when they set the profile on the dialyzer to "Beef Jerky"!
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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2012, 01:41:43 PM »
 :rofl; Amazing!
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Admin for IHateDialysis 2008 - 2014, retired.
Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
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« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2012, 10:09:24 AM »
That's pretty cool!
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Me with Baron von Fresenius
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2012, 08:31:05 PM »
So THAAAAATS how it works  :)
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-Diagnosed with ESRD (born with one kidney, hypertension killed it) Jan 21st, 2007
-Started dialysis four days later in hospital (Baxter 1550-I think, then Gambro Phoenix)
-Started in-centre dialysis Feb 6th 2007 (Fres. 2008H)
-Started home hemo June 5th 2007 (NxStage/Pureflow)
-PD catheter placed June 6th 2008 (Bye bye NxStage, at least for now)
-Started CAPD July 4th, 2008
-PD catheter removed Dec 2, 2008-PD just wouldn't work, so I'm back on NxStage
-Kidney function improved enough to go off dialysis, Feb. 2011!!!!!
-Back on dialysis (still NxStage) July 2011 :(
-In-centre self-care dialysis March 2012 (Fresenius 2008K)
-Not on transplant list yet.


"Don't live for dialysis, use dialysis to LIVE"
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« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2012, 09:46:37 PM »
 :rofl;
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« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2012, 08:07:23 PM »
That made me dizzy!
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Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2012, 09:08:14 PM »
It refused to load for me
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Dialysis - Feb 1991-Oct 1992
transplant - Oct 1, 1992- Apr 2001
dialysis - April 2001-May 2001
transplant - May 22, 2001- May 2004
dialysis - May 2004-present
PD - May 2004-Dec 2008
HD - Dec 2008-present
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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2012, 09:24:10 PM »
Super cool!
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« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2012, 06:38:13 AM »
I always suspected there was more going on in there than we were being told...
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« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2012, 06:48:57 AM »
aha, see easy, a kid could do that
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I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left

1983 high proteinloss in urine, chemo, stroke,coma, dialysis
1984 double nephrectomy
1985 transplant from dad
1998 lost dads kidney, start PD
2003 peritineum burst, back to hemo
2012 start Nxstage home hemo
2020 start Gambro AK96

       still on waitinglist, still ok I think
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